CO129-403 - Governor Sir May Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [8-10] — Page 270

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Yes, but the antedating y must only have reference to

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the reckoning of increments 'the re must be no actual

antedating before the day on which he began to draw

salary from H. Kong funds, since it would introduce

complications in the reckoning of his pension, and

conflict with the well established doctrine that a

man cannot be in the service of two Colonies at the

same time or be earning pension from two different

sources in respect of the same period of service.

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(REG: 15 SEP 13

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 23rd. August, 1913.

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In reply to your Despatch No. 189 of the 27th. June, I have the honour to inform you that Sir Henry May was of the opinion, in which I concur, that Mr. E. Carpmael's appointment to Class III dates from the 29th. November, 1912. Paragraph 4 of Colonial Office Letter No. 35670/04 merely refers to his seniority bastion in the Hongkong Service and not to the date of his appointment to a class.

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Mr. Carpmael is not altogether correct in

stating that his juniors are under present circumstances drawing a

higher salary than he, for when he is in the Colony he draws £150

duty allowance whereas the duty allowance drawn by others in the

same class is only £100.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Cand Tevern

Officer Administering the Government.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&C..

&c.,

&c...

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